I have a Seagate Backup Plus 4TB external hard drive that I had previously been using with this computer. I recently reformatted this drive as exFAT in order to use it to backup files from my MacBook ...

For a while, I had a Linux-based AFP server in my network. Due to issues not related to this question, I've decided to switch it off. Problem is - the server still appears in the Finder sidebar. The ...

I'm a software development student and I'm building an iOS app for a class.
The thing is I have a MacBook Pro Mid 2009 with El Capitan 10.11.6 (15G17023)
and an iPhone 5s running iOS 11.1.2 (15B202).
...

So I've bought used macbook air, wanted to format it to delete all traces of previous user.
Unfortunately after trying to reinstall I get spammed with this error message:
Language Chooser[416:4031] ...

I have a macbok pro late 2008 , running the latest OS apple will allow - el capitan.
I have 2 sticks of 2GB RAM. This is above the original specs but due to a firmware upgrade some years ago, it now ...

I have OS X El Capitan Version 10.11.6 installed and want to upgrade to macOS Sierra 10.12.6
I have downloaded macOS Sierra version 10.13
I have .dmg file of macOS Sierra 10.12.6 but when I am going ...

When typing a word in the dictionary app, it shows a list of matched words on the left pane. However, the exact matches are far down the list, the top words are usually not relevant, like terms from ...

My keyboard is currently not working (literally nothing appears on a password screen when I start typing, both in safe mode and in normal mode). I am currently typing this on an external keyboard. I ...

The option, "show warning before removing from iCloud Drive" option is missing from the Finder preferences menu. So, each time I try to send something to the trash, the warning pops up.
Any thoughts ...

I have El Capital 10.11.6 and I do not wish to upgrade, however I need to clarify whether this means I cannot download and experiment with ARKit?
The latest Xcode version that is compatible with El ...

I am installing El Capital in VirtualBox on High Sierra. The reason I am doing this is that I have an enterprise application that stoped working in High Sierra and so I am going the VM route.
When I ...

I am trying update to El Capitan using the App Store. I am logged in and my Mac meets the requirements, but when I click "Get" nothing happens. Just goes dark blue and nothing else after that.
What ...

I am trying to partition my HD to install Ubuntu. I have reviewed other questions with similar issues but haven't been able to find a problem with the same symptoms.
Machine is is a Mid 2012 13-inch ...

Is it possible to get a larger resolution on my Macbook Pro than the one proposed in System Preferences ? I mean my screen is 1280x800 and I'd like to putt an even larger resolution so as to have a ...

I've had this issue for about a year now, but never cared about it. Now I'm very motivated to fix it. :)
So I wanted to enable FileVault for my system but somehow it got stuck. I'm running El Capitan ...

I've got folder A with 8000 images and folder B with 9000 images. Folder B contains the 8000 images from folder A as well as additional 1000 images. I would like to delete the 8000 images which are ...

What exactly happens when you install an app from a .dmg image. My understanding was that it changes the inode and makes it executable (the specific application was GNU Scheme). But that can't be it ...

On my Macbook Pro OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 I have a problem with the reading list. I can hide it that works. The problem is how do I edit to delete some on the reading lists. There USED TO BE A SMALL ...

I've installed a font in the font book, but the bold format does not work. I see the bold in the font book. Also, the italic format does work.
How to fix it?
(I'm running on El Capitan).
Is there an ...

I'm running El Capitan 10.11.6
I believe this happened for 3 times already. When I view a presentation (Slide Show Mode) at PowerPoint 2016 for Mac, there are times when it lags and freezes; I would ...

tl;dr: Is there a list of serveradmin command *:* commands ?
On mac servers, serveradmin can be quite useful; especially when sending commands to its services, such as serveradmin command smb:command ...

So, my MacBook Pro just died and it appears to be the standard known issue with the graphics card. There seems to be a possible fix by moving some system files around.
However, to do this, I have to ...

I have some old macs which cannot update to OSX 10.12, however this is the minimum requirement for installing those applications from the app store. Please could someone advise how to get an older, ...

Every 2nd Thursday our team has to produce reports from data provided to us in a Excel spreadsheet. Typically this data has about 23,000 rows of data. The problem is that since June these spreadsheets ...

I want to transfer a legal, licensed copy of Photoshop CS5 from and old Lion iMac I am de-commissioning to my current El Capitan system. I have the license number, but not the install media as this ...